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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 30, 2025

2,500 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $275.29/cwt -2.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,128/hd at 773 lb · 213 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $339.61/cwt +10.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,798/hd at 529 lb · 144 head
light 8-weight M&L 2 heifers $215.49/cwt ≈ $1,823/hd at 846 lb · 140 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,500 1,950 3,399
Feeder cattle 2,073 1,595 2,954
Slaughter cattle 427 355 445

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Most classes of cattle were steady higher on good demand. Steer calves weighing 500lbs and better gained 9.00-11.00 while bigger feeder steers sold steady to slightly lower. Heifers fared well with 500 and 600 pounders gaining 5.00-9.00. There was not a large supply of high yielding slaughter cows but, both high and lower yielding cows gained 5.00-10.00. A few slaughter bulls with no comparable sales with last week but, demand and price was high.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–385 thin fleshed 367 9 390.00–410.00 $394.66 $1,448 -5.34
416–438 thin fleshed 428 52 377.50–385.00 $380.72 $1,629 —
465 465 5 372.50 $372.50 $1,732 +37.59
475 thin fleshed 475 8 365.00 $365.00 $1,734 —
502 unweaned 502 3 327.50 $327.50 $1,644 —
504–515 thin fleshed 506 9 356.00–362.50 $357.47 $1,809 —
515 515 3 362.50 $362.50 $1,867 +33.50
510–545 532 129 330.00–351.00 $338.11 $1,799 +9.11
565 fancy 565 4 342.50 $342.50 $1,935 —
572 572 6 326.00 $326.00 $1,865 +15.19
558–597 575 69 315.00–329.00 $321.82 $1,850 +11.01
600–615 609 21 321.00–327.00 $326.44 $1,988 +14.71
641 thin fleshed 641 43 303.00 $303.00 $1,942 —
659 fancy 659 49 303.00 $303.00 $1,997 —
650–696 676 15 285.00–298.00 $287.71 $1,945 -0.18
714 thin fleshed 714 11 293.00 $293.00 $2,092 —
700–723 717 8 260.00–270.00 $262.44 $1,882 -18.80
768 thin fleshed 768 4 284.00 $284.00 $2,181 —
756–796 773 209 271.00–289.00 $275.12 $2,127 -2.94
805 805 2 250.00 $250.00 $2,012 -27.24
938 938 5 252.00 $252.00 $2,364 —
1020 1020 5 241.00 $241.00 $2,458 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 thin fleshed 423 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,248 —
578 thin fleshed 578 2 292.50 $292.50 $1,691 —
793 793 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,967 —
917 917 70 226.00 $226.00 $2,072 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 6 337.50 $337.50 $1,397 —
483 thin fleshed 483 15 342.50 $342.50 $1,654 —
573–593 586 6 305.00–310.00 $306.63 $1,797 —
613–636 628 21 288.00–302.00 $293.19 $1,841 —
660 660 4 282.00 $282.00 $1,861 +14.71
759–760 759 7 260.00–272.00 $263.43 $1,999 —
948 948 2 230.00 $230.00 $2,180 +45.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 thin fleshed 330 3 372.50 $372.50 $1,229 —
406 fancy 406 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,502 —
407–423 421 24 345.00–354.00 $352.91 $1,486 +27.91
420–437 thin fleshed 427 7 311.00–327.50 $320.27 $1,368 —
454–470 461 8 307.50–315.00 $310.62 $1,432 -14.00
508 thin fleshed 508 13 317.50 $317.50 $1,613 —
513–520 518 26 302.00–311.00 $308.26 $1,597 +8.46
520 520 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,586 +5.20
551–595 574 87 275.00–291.00 $288.11 $1,654 +1.85
602–640 629 22 284.00–293.00 $289.16 $1,819 +5.43
641 fancy 641 7 370.00 $370.00 $2,372 —
710 710 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,882 +10.00
751 751 18 251.50 $251.50 $1,889 —
778 778 66 243.00 $243.00 $1,891 -7.34
826 826 18 246.50 $246.50 $2,036 +17.56
943 943 10 226.00 $226.00 $2,131 +26.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 24 310.00 $310.00 $1,345 —
480 thin fleshed 480 35 288.00 $288.00 $1,382 —
473–499 495 14 269.00–287.00 $278.44 $1,378 -0.56
549 549 8 278.00 $278.00 $1,526 —
550–589 556 48 259.00–269.00 $268.24 $1,491 —
573 fancy 573 5 283.50 $283.50 $1,624 —
603–636 613 33 264.50–270.00 $268.27 $1,644 —
668 thin fleshed 668 3 252.00 $252.00 $1,683 —
667–688 669 21 255.00–276.50 $274.39 $1,836 —
773 773 70 216.00 $216.00 $1,670 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,215 —
688 688 2 242.50 $242.50 $1,668 —
844–849 846 140 215.00–216.00 $215.49 $1,823 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
155 155 1 525.00 $525.00 —
245 245 1 775.00 $775.00 -280.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
190 190 1 300.00 $300.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,700 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 2 240.00 $240.00 $2,496 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
255 255 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1125 1048 80-85% 15 109.00–114.00 $112.37 $1,178 —
880–1470 1176 80-85% 109 112.00–125.00 $116.82 $1,374 +1.15
1145–1609 1404 80-85% 38 122.00–137.00 $129.30 $1,815 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
808–894 849 85-90% 30 92.00–98.50 $96.15 $816 —
868 868 85-90% 3 85.00 $85.00 $738 -5.00
901–1088 970 85-90% 27 101.00–105.00 $102.55 $995 —
1008–1161 1104 85-90% 8 110.00–113.00 $111.97 $1,236 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1548 1548 75-80% 5 129.00 $129.00 $1,997 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1615 1441 9 127.00–146.00 $132.38 $1,908 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1185 1171 4 151.00–174.00 $156.55 $1,833 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.